Thailand vs United States: Coal consumption, per square kilometre

Thailand
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand rank
36th
United States rank
38th

Coal consumption, per square kilometre over time

  • Thailand
  • United States
0000.001196519942023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Thailand ranks 36th and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1970s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0007 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal consumption, per square kilometre, Thailand or United States?
Thailand, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in coal consumption, per square kilometre between Thailand and United States?
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Thailand and United States rank globally for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
Thailand ranks 36th and United States ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Coal consumption, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 9,288 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.